About this episode

Patrick Friel discusses his selections of non-narrative and experimental films from 1911.

Patrick Friel, educator and programmer, is very interested in non-narrative and experimental film. Therefore, his five selections totally fit into those designations (well, with one semi-exception), but each of them offer totally different visual experiences and intentions. Patrick is currently an Adjunct Professor of Instruction at Columbia College Chicago and has previously taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was also the former Program Director at Chicago Filmmakers and the Festival Director and Programmer of the Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your top five for 1911! Films and resources mentioned: Little Nemo (1911) - Winsor McCay and J. Stuart Blackton I.P. Müller (1911) - Peter Elfelt The Carrot Caterpillar (1911) - unknown The Two Obadiahs (1911) - unknown Technical Color Tests (1911) - Luca Comerio Eureka (1979) - Ernie Gehr Quo Vadis (1913) - Enrico Quazzoni Cabiria (1914) - Giovanni Pastrone L’Inferno (1911) - Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro, and Adolfo Padovan Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) - Winsor McCay The Centaurs (1921) - Winsor McCay The Municipal Hospital - A Boy…

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• 1912 E3 - Alison Strauss · May 6, 2026 · 43 min
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• 1911 E6 - Casper Tybjerg · April 8, 2026 · 1h 1m
• 1911 E5 - Eva Hielscher · April 1, 2026 · 55 min
• 1911 E4 - Thomas Christensen · March 25, 2026 · 1h 15m

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